smoke

CEFRA1

/sməʊk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The gray gas from burning; to use tobacco.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A cigarette.

Examples

  • You had better not smoke while on duty.

  • You smoke far too much. You should cut back.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /smoʊk/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)

  2. The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

  3. An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.

More examples

In context

  • Do you mind if I smoke?

  • Can I bum a smoke off you?

  • I need to go buy some smokes.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca (“smoke”), probably a derivative of the verb (see below). Related to Dutch smook (“smoke”), Middle Low German smôk (“smoke”), German Schmauch (“smoke (from a gun barrel)”).